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Adenophora remotiflora / Sobana ソバナ

Adenophora remotiflora, a perennial herb inhabiting somewhat damp, cliffy spaces in hilly districts, grows 50-100cm tall. Stems lean at the upper parts and are sparsely branched. With long petioles, leaves are of alternate phyllotaxis, oval or broad-lanceolate, 5-10cm long, 3-8cm wide, somewhat thin and soft, with coarse serrations on margins. The leaves on the upper parts are small and lack petioles. Flowers are sparsely set in panicles on the stem tips and droop downward. Light blue-purple corollas are bell-shaped with tips spreading out, 2--3cm long, and lobes somewhat bending backward. The calyx lobes are lanceolate in shape, with entire margins. Bloom time: August-September.